Subject: Re: [ast-developers] Copying or moving .sh.match via typeset -m or
typeset -c doesn't work
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> ast-ksh 20130524 prints nothing if we attempt to either move or copy
> the contents of .sh.match.
>
> Examples:
> ksh -c 'function f2 { nameref mar=$1 ; typeset dummy x="-1a2b3c4d9u" ;
> dummy="${x//~(E)([[:digit:]])|([[:alpha:]])/D}" ; typeset -m
> "mar=.sh.match" ; } ; function f1 { typeset -a matchar ; f2 matchar ;
> print -v matchxar ; } ; f1; :
>
> ksh -c 'function f2 { nameref mar=$1 ; typeset dummy x="-1a2b3c4d9u" ;
> dummy="${x//~(E)([[:digit:]])|([[:alpha:]])/D}" ; typeset -c
> "mar=.sh.match" ; } ; function f1 { typeset -a matchar ; f2 matchar ;
> print -v matchxar ; } ; f1; :
>
> Irek
>
This is a bug and not an easy one since .sh.match is treated specially
for performance reasons.
David Korn
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